About Luis Cabeza de Vaca
Lived 1465 – 1550 (aged 84–85). Luis Cabeza de Vaca was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Luis Cabeza de Vaca ( November 22, 1550) served as Bishop of Palencia, (1537–1550), Bishop of Salamanca (1530–1537), and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1523–1530).
Biography On March 11, 1523 Pope Adrian VI appointed him Bishop of Islas Canarias. On June 22, 1530, Pope Clement VII appointed him Bishop of Salamanca. On April 14, 1537, Pope Paul III appointed him Bishop of Palencia. He died on November 22, 1550.
While Bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jerónimo de Loaysa, Bishop of Cartagena (1538), and principal co-consecrator of Jorge de Austria, Bishop of Brixen (1539).
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Who was Luis Cabeza de Vaca?
16th century Spanish bishop
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Luis Cabeza de Vaca was born in 1465.
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Luis Cabeza de Vaca died on 12 December 1550.
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Luis Cabeza de Vaca was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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